> That makes no sense
To you maybe. But it does to me, and apparently also to a16z :)
> You're never going to see a huge amount of traffic on it.
And I don't need lots of traffic!
If we talk about say the TPMS information for 4 tires once per hour, that's not a lot of bytes.
The value is in being able to send 24/7 with a very wide coverage, and no per-network setup (like asking for Wifi passwords- I pay for LTE just to avoid the hassle)